Link to Armadale Primary School, plus details of a few recent
achievements

Armadale Primary School Photos of 1950s classes

Email below received 15 May 2012. I was delighted to hear about this
initiative and I hope it will receive plenty of support, not only from
the Armadale community, but also from others with Armadale connections
around the world! Rosie

Armadale Primary School
Academy Street
Armadale
West Lothian
EH48 3JD

Dear Sir/Madam

We are the Enterprise Committee, as you know we have been really
successful this year, winning the Chamber Of Commerce
Enterprising School Award and The Stellar Award. One of our
early projects was a memory book and we interviewed former
pupils of the school. Our book sold at profit so we decided to
use the money we earned to set up a cafe. The cafe has been
really successful and we want to build on that.

We are glad to announce our newest project, an Armadale Primary
Museum and if you have any memories, photos or reports please
inform the school. We would really appreciate copies of them so
we can use them to set up our museum.

We appreciate your support and if you can help us please contact
The Enterprise Committee at Armadale Primary School. Thank you
in advance for your help.

Kind Regards
The Enterprise Committee

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Below: Jim Ferguson and the original Armadale Primary School
Dux Board for 1930s - 1950s, carved by a local teacher, Mr Slater.

Bob Owens in Australia wrote to us about the board:
'Greetings from down under, yes that is the board that I worked on when at
school, carved by Mr Slater, school holidays 1947....we took turns working
linseed oil into the wood, I am very glad that it has been restored, and
has it been replaced to its original position, in the hall on stage below
Bruce and the spider...'

December 2008:
Congratulationsto Classes 6 and 7 of Armadale Primary
School who have won the Enterprising School accolade at West Lothian
Chamber of Commerce's annual Business Excellence Awards by successfully
created their own newspaper.

2008: As a result of the HMI visit in
November 2008, the School of 383 children has been praised for its class
teaching, parent-teacher partnerships, staff's commitment to inclusion,
and the work of the nurture group. Particular comments were made
about the caring and supportive environment that the School provided

Executive councillor for Education, Andrew Miller, said
that the School had made considerable progress in a short time and that
inspectors had given particular praise to the way in which parents had
been welcomed in to School to become more involved in their children's
learning.

Alison Phillips, Head Teacher, was also praised for the way
in which she had 'set out a clear vision for the school and has focused on
improving the culture for learning. She has also effectively managed
significant changes with support from teachers, and has created a positive
and supportive climate for staff and pupils'.

September 2007: Armadale
Primary School pupils are joining a study to compare their lifestyles
with those of children in
Tian Jin, northern China.
They were recently visited by Runmeng
Liu, a teacher from the Chinese town.

Can you name the last names not identified in Primary 5b
Armadale Public School (1951)?
Please
e-mail Rosie .

Update 20 February 2009: Many thanks
to 'Maxi' for the additional names.

Update 9 March
2009: Many thanks to Elizabeth Elliott
(Harris) for more of the missing names.

Updated 17 May
2010: Many thanks to Anne Murray for the
correction.

Updated 6
September 2010: Many thanks to Alex Pow
for additional names.

Updated 6 March
2012:
Many thanks to Jane Will (Begbie) for more names, corrections
and the photo below!

Last few names
for the photo above-
surely someone who attended last year's Bathgate reunion
of the class of '51 can remember them?

Girls from the class of '51 at Gala Day

A MESSAGE FROM JIM McCREADIE

We were
delighted to hear from Jim McCreadie recently when he sent us the photos
shown above and below.

He wrote: "I would like to thank you for the Armadale website. I do enjoy
going in there and looking around. After looking at some of the photos. My
the old place has changed.

I live in Canada now, but lived in Armadale in the early 50's, and lived on
Mayfield Drive. My Dad worked at the Bathville Brick Works. I attended
Armadale Public School and was in the Boys Brigade. As a BB I was present
when the Queen visited Armadale. The BB's and Boy Scouts lined the Queen's
route. I was standing about 50 meters from the stand where she met all the
local dignitaries. I can still remember The Queen and Prince Philip,
as they drove right by me ( just a few feet)."

and about the photos he wrote: "if you hear from any of these people I
would be more than happy to hear about them. I would also be glad to
hear of any feedback. Best wishes, Jim"

Boys' Brigade at the Gala Day Parade, photographed in
Mayfield Drive/Calder Crescent, c1952? Jim McCreadie
at centre with his head turned to the left.

1953: Armadale Public School Alice in
Wonderland float in the Parade. Alice:Jean Ferguson; Mad Hatter: Jim McCreadie;
The Duchess: Christine McKenzie. The art teacher
in the middle: Mr Currie.

"I have also managed to remember all of my teachers from Primary
1-7. Some of them were national treasures, including Miss Dean,
who retired when we finished Primary 5, and Mrs Watson, who
retired several times and was brought back often to cover
teacher shortages."